Effects of Moisture on the Thermal Protective Performance of Firefighter Protective Clothing in Low-level Radiant Heat Exposures

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-31

  Barker, R L ^a   Guerth Schacher, C ^a   Grimes, R V ^a   Hamouda, H ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

heat in textiles; moisture in textiles; stored thermal energy; thermal protective performance; thermal test methods

Indexed keywords

FIRE PROTECTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MOISTURE; SENSORS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

FIREFIGHTER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STORED THERMAL ENERGY; THERMAL PROTECTIVE PERFORMANCE; THERMAL TEST METHOD;

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

HEAT TRANSFER; MOISTURE CONTENT; PERMEABILITY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 33644508372     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517506053947     Document Type: Article

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